Mitigate CVE-2024-32002: Critical Git Security Advisory for Ubuntu
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Git could be made to run programs as your login if it clones a crafted repository. Software Description: - git: fast, scalable, distributed revision control system Details: USN-6793-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Git. The CVE-2024-32002 was pending further investigation. This update fixes the problem. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Git incorrectly handled certain submodules. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue was fixed in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 23.10 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-32002)
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS git 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.13 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6793-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6793-1
CVE-2024-32002
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/git/1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.13